Team Rubicon Global Ltd

What it reported doing in 2019

Team rubicon network support - scaling the network. Strengthening individual and collective capacity. Throughout 2019, trg made additional adjustments to its programs to refine the way it captures and delivers value to the tr network. Trg's primary focus continues to be scaling its support to existing members in a bid to strengthen individual members business and program capacity. This in turn strengthens the collective capacity of the network to respond within their domestic and regional markets. While previous years saw investment in salary and support costs, in 2019 trg decided to invest through its grant program, awarding grants to tr australia, canada and norway to build additional and in many cases new capacity in each member organization. This investment resulted in the hiring of a total of six staff members across canada and australia, and investments in innovative platforms that enhanced local program design and delivery. Combined with our traditional slate of support programs (e.g. Training and mentorship), we discovered this approach amplified our programmatic initiatives and resulted in building a greater degree of local sustainability that we will seek to repeat in coming years. Aligning the network. Increasing operational impact & effectiveness. Trg's concurrent focus in 2019 was to bolster the collective capability of the tr network to conduct independent and high-impact operations. Trg reinforced local member capacity to design and delivery local programs, with trg acting as both a mentor and coach across multiple operations and in support of various training events. The result of this effort, which also considers previous years of dedicated support from trg, was a tr network in 2019 that was more capable of responding to natural disasters both at home and abroad. Moreover, 2019 saw unprecedented integration across the tr network with staff collaborating across borders and volunteers working together on multiple operations and training events.protecting the brand. Trg took decisive action against an international partner that threatened the integrity of the team rubicon brand. Protecting the brand is one of the three most important functions of trg, and trg took legal action to hold that international partner accountable to a license agreement.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 83%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -74.9%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 27.8%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -14.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings